Congress Gets Tougher on the VA After Errors

2/10/2014 9:33AM

Already flooded with a new generation of injured troops, the Department of Veterans Affairs finds itself on its heels on Capitol Hill, where some bipartisan lawmakers accuse the agency of refusing to take responsibility for errors. Photo: Getty.

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